2/15/2019

BORDER/CALIFORNIA/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “California is wasting no time in seeking to block Donald Trump’s emergency declaration. ‘Our message back to the White House is simple and clear: California will see you in court,’ Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement released shortly after Trump’s anticipated announcement that he would circumvent Congress and find funds to […]

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2/15/2019

BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump’s attempt to circumvent Congress to fund his border wall has set off an intense scramble by Democratic leaders to reject the move — with efforts to halt his emergency declaration set to come before Congress and the courts. The Democratic-controlled House plans to pursue that two-track approach immediately. Plans […]

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2/15/2019

BORDER/DEMS/GOP/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday [2-15-19] to secure funding for a proposed border wall, but many Democrats and some Republicans have criticized the move…Many Twitter accounts for Democrats and left-leaning groups and politicians were quick to latch onto the Trump quote and soon declared it a ‘#FakeTrumpEmergency,’ which […]

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2/15/2019

JAPAN/OBAMA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump claimed Friday [2-15-19] that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to broker peace between North and South Korea. Trump said Abe showed the president ‘the most beautiful five-page letter’ that he sent to the Norwegian committee that awards the […]

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2/15/2019

BORDER/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WALL: “Ann Coulter? ‘I don’t know her,’ President Donald Trump said at a press conference Friday [2-15-19], describing his relationship with the conservative commentator who has introduced him at rallies. Asked Friday whether conservative media personalities influenced his policy on building a border wall, the president denied commentators like Coulter and Fox […]

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2/15/2019

AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/COMMERCE/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sometimes, on a bad night, Brad Strong wakes at 2 a.m. and can’t get back to sleep. The insomnia isn’t about his family or money or health. It’s about tariffs. The Strong family’s three car dealerships in Salt Lake City could suffer a significant blow if President Donald Trump proceeds with […]

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2/14/2019

IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Trying to use the 25th Amendment to try and circumvent the Election is a despicable act of unconstitutional power grabbing…which happens in third world countries. You have to obey the law. This is an attack on our system & Constitution.’ Alan Dershowitz. @TuckerCarlson” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 14, 2019 10:16 pm […]

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2/14/2019

MEDIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “’After The Flight 93 Election, The Vote That Saved America – And What We Still Have To Lose,’ by very talented Michael Anton, is a terrific read. Check it out!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 14, 2019 9:58 pm […]

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2/14/2019

CHILDREN/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One year ago today, a horrific act of violence took the lives of 14 students and 3 educators in Parkland, Florida. On this somber anniversary, we honor their memory and recommit to ensuring the safety of all Americans, especially our Nation’s children… https://t.co/MDnSX1BFeW https://t.co/EVAeSwA8oV“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 14, 2019 12:30 […]

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2/14/2019

FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Many of the top FBI brass were fired, forced to leave, or left. McCabe’s wife received BIG DOLLARS from Clinton people for her campaign – he gave Hillary a pass. McCabe is a disgrace to the FBI and a disgrace to our Country. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February […]

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2/14/2019

ANDREW MCCABE/FBI/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Disgraced FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe pretends to be a ‘poor little Angel’ when in fact he was a big part of the Crooked Hillary Scandal & the Russia Hoax – a puppet for Leakin’ James Comey. I.G. report on McCabe was devastating. Part of “insurance policy” in case I […]

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2/13/2019

CALIFORNIA/ENVIRONMENT/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California has been forced to cancel the massive bullet train project after having spent and wasted many billions of dollars. They owe the Federal Government three and a half billion dollars. We want that money back now. Whole project is a ‘green’ disaster!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 13, 2019 8:29 pm […]

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2/13/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: ‘Every American in every community and from every walk of life has a right to live in security and to live in peace. That i…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 13, 2019 5:52 pm […]

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2/13/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I always have plan B — and C, and D, and E, and F. I have great flexibility. I probably have more flexibility than any man that’s ever been in this office.” -Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump and President Duque of Colombia Before Bilateral Meeting,” whitehouse.gov, Feb. 13, 2019 […]

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2/13/2019

POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, it was my great honor to address the @MjrCitiesChiefs Association and @MCSheriffs Conference in Washington, D.C. We will never forget your service, and we will never, ever let you down! We love you, and we thank God for you each and every day. https://t.co/9tuNcVcBqe“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 13, 2019 3:51 […]

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2/12/2019

BORDER/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “I want to thank all Republicans for the work you have done in dealing with the Radical Left on Border Security. Not an easy task, but the Wall is being built and will be a great achievement and contributor toward life and safety within our Country!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 12, 2019 […]

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2/12/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: President Trump’s commitment to improving the quality of life for all Americans has led to the largest single decline in dr…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 12, 2019 9:54 pm […]

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2/12/2019

DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Americans pay 180 percent of what Europeans, Canadians, and Japanese pay for the exact same drugs! Our seniors aren’t goin…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 12, 2019 9:53 pm […]

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2/12/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @planetepics: They are soooo beautiful and magnificent! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/ISn5jo8CcD https://t.co/JcMpQUzIml“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 12, 2019 9:47 pm […]

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2/12/2019

BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Was just presented the concept and parameters of the Border Security Deal by hard working Senator Richard Shelby. Looking over all aspects knowing that this will be hooked up with lots of money from other sources….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 12, 2019 6:47 pm […]

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2/11/2019

DEMS/ELECTION/RALLY/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The showdown between Donald Trump and Beto O’Rourke Monday [2-11-19] night over the president’s border wall unfolded at competing rallies with thousands of people in venues barely a block apart. But the events practically took place in parallel universes: One with rowdy MAGA-gear wearing Trump backers chanting ‘USA, USA!’; the other serenaded […]

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2/11/2019

TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are fighting for all Americans, from all backgrounds, of every age, race, religion, birthplace, color & creed. Our agenda is NOT a partisan agenda – it is the mainstream, common sense agenda of the American People. Thank you El Paso, Texas – I love you! https://t.co/4Lz4PUwKzV“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 11, […]

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2/11/2019

CONGRESS/FOREIGN POLICY/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans are fuming at President Donald Trump for telling lawmakers he would disregard a law requiring a report to Congress determining who is responsible for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The uproar among Republicans is just the latest example of their deep discontent with the president’s foreign […]

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2/11/2019

ENERGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Coal is an important part of our electricity generation mix and @TVAnews should give serious consideration to all factors before voting to close viable power plants, like Paradise #3 in Kentucky!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 11, 2019 5:03 pm […]

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2/11/2019

IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “40 years of corruption. 40 years of repression. 40 years of terror. The regime in Iran has produced only #40YearsofFailure. The long-suffering Iranian people deserve a much brighter future. https://t.co/bA8YGsw9LA“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 11, 2019 2:58 pm […]

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2/11/2019

IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “۴۰ سال فساد. ۴۰ سال سرکوب. ۴۰ سال ترور. رژیم ایران فقط موجب #چهل_سال_شکست شده است. مردم ایران که مدتهاست در رنجند شایسته آینده روشن تری هستند https://t.co/nKMQCHQFCZ“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 11, 2019 2:58 pm […]

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2/11/2019

ENERGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump on Monday [2-11-19] publicly pushed the Tennessee Valley Authority to save an aging coal plant in Kentucky that buys its fuel from one of the president’s top supporters…His missive came just days before the TVA board is slated to vote on the future of Paradise Unit 3, a […]

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2/11/2019

MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “A former White House aide is suing President Donald Trump and arguing the government is trying to illegally penalize him after he wrote a book that portrayed an unflattering picture of life in the West Wing. Cliff Sims filed a lawsuit Monday in federal court in Washington. Trump’s campaign accused […]

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2/11/2019

DEMS/ELECTION/RALLY/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s confrontations with potential Democratic challengers in 2020 have mostly been limited to sniping on Twitter. But on Monday [2-11-19] night in El Paso, he will engage in his most direct conflict with a possible rival — former Representative Beto O’Rourke, a native of the city that shares a border with […]

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2/11/2019

BORDER/DEMS/ELECTION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump came to this bustling border city on Monday [2-11-19] to rally support for his wall with Mexico. But he was met by El Paso’s favorite son, Beto O’Rourke, who denounced Mr. Trump’s claim that walls reduce violent crime and led the city’s residents in his own boisterous show of opposition. […]

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2/11/2019

BORDER/CALIFORNIA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gov. Gavin Newsom is halting the California National Guard’s deployment at the U.S.-Mexico border, framing the pivot as the state’s latest repudiation of President Donald Trump. Newsom has been sharply critical of Trump’s immigration policies, noting that the president’s proposed border wall is unpopular in California and assailing Trump’s State of the […]

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2/10/2019

CLIMATE CHANGE/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Well, it happened again. Amy Klobuchar announced that she is running for President, talking proudly of fighting global warming while standing in a virtual blizzard of snow, ice and freezing temperatures. Bad timing. By the end of her speech she looked like a Snowman(woman)!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 10, 2019 5:04 […]

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2/10/2019

BORDER/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Border Committee Democrats are behaving, all of a sudden, irrationally. Not only are they unwilling to give dollars for the obviously needed Wall (they overrode recommendations of Border Patrol experts), but they don’t even want to take muderers into custody! What’s going on?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 10, 2019 4:54 pm […]

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2/10/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’President is on sound legal ground to declare a National Emergency. There have been 58 National Emergencies declared since the law was enacted in 1976, and 31 right now that are currently active, so this is hardly unprecedented.’ Congressman @tommcclintock” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 10, 2019 4:46 pm […]

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2/10/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….The fact is, when I took over as President, our Country was a mess. Depleted Military, Endless Wars, a potential War with North Korea, V.A., High Taxes & too many Regulations, Border, Immigration & HealthCare problems, & much more. I had no choice but to work very long hours!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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2/10/2019

MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The media was able to get my work schedule, something very easy to do, but it should have been reported as a positive, not negative. When the term Executive Time is used, I am generally working, not relaxing. In fact, I probably work more hours than almost any past President…..” –Donald Trump, […]

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2/10/2019

DEMS/RALLY/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If American politics has turned into a three-ring circus, this city in West Texas will hoist the Big Top on Monday [2-11-19], with President Donald Trump coming to rally for a border wall, Democratic wunderkind Beto O’Rourke leading a protest march and even the Trump Baby blimp putting in an appearance. The […]

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2/10/2019

DEMS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was a very bad week for the Democrats, with the GREAT economic numbers, The Virginia disaster and the State of the Union address. Now, with the terrible offers being made by them to the Border Committee, I actually believe they want a Shutdown. They want a new subject!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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2/10/2019

BORDER/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “I don’t think the Dems on the Border Committee are being allowed by their leaders to make a deal. They are offering very little money for the desperately needed Border Wall & now, out of the blue, want a cap on convicted violent felons to be held in detention!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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2/10/2019

ELECTION/ELIZABETH WARREN/NATIVE AMERICANS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Senator Elizabeth Warren formally announced her 2020 presidential bid this weekend, President Trump responded with a familiar line of attack. He mocked Ms. Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, for her claims to Native American ancestry, again calling her by the slur ‘Pocahontas.’ Mr. Trump then appeared to refer to the […]

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2/10/2019

INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Richard Burr, The Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, just announced that after almost two years, more than two hundred interviews, and thousands of documents, they have found NO COLLUSION BETWEEN TRUMP AND RUSSIA! Is anybody really surprised by this?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 10, 2019 7:41 am […]

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2/9/2019

DEMS/ENVIRONMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I think it is very important for the Democrats to press forward with their Green New Deal. It would be great for the so-called ‘Carbon Footprint’ to permanently eliminate all Planes, Cars, Cows, Oil, Gas & the Military – even if no other country would do the same. Brilliant!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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2/9/2019

ELIZABETH WARRN/NATIVE AMERICANS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to by me as Pocahontas, joined the race for President. Will she run as our first Native American presidential candidate, or has she decided that after 32 years, this is not playing so well anymore? See you on the campaign TRAIL, Liz!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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2/9/2019

BORDER/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Democrats just don’t seem to want Border Security. They are fighting Border Agents recommendations. If you believe news reports, they are not offering much for the Wall. They look to be making this a campaign issue. The Wall will get built one way or the other!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 9, […]

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2/9/2019

MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @dbongino: The corrupt spying operation against Donald Trump’s team is the biggest scandal in political history. Read my new book for th…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 9, 2019 4:39 pm […]

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2/9/2019

STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @JudicialWatch: JW released State Dept docs showing the Clinton-linked Podesta Group run by Tony Podesta (the brother of John Podesta wh…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 9, 2019 4:34 pm […]

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2/9/2019

BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @TomFitton: Inside @JudicialWatch: @RealDonaldTrump is first president in a generation to talk honestly about the border crisis. https:…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 9, 2019 4:28 pm […]

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2/9/2019

BORDER/ELECTION/MEXICO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump prepares to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un for a second time, he’s out to replicate the suspenseful buildup, make-or-break stakes and far-flung rendezvous of their first encounter. The reality star American president will soon learn if the sequel, on this matter and many others, can compete […]

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2/9/2019

ECONOMY/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have a great economy DESPITE the Obama Administration and all of its job killing Regulations and Roadblocks. If that thinking prevailed in the 2016 Election, the U.S. would be in a Depression right now! We were heading down, and don’t let the Democrats sound bites fool you!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February […]

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2/9/2019

CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats in Congress yesterday were vicious and totally showed their cards for everyone to see. When the Republicans had the Majority they never acted with such hatred and scorn! The Dems are trying to win an election in 2020 that they know they cannot legitimately win!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 9, […]

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2/9/2019

AFGHANISTAN/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was great meeting some of our outstanding young military personnel who were wounded in both Syria and Afghanistan. Their wounds are deep but their spirit is sooo high. They will recoverer & be back very soon. America loves them. Walter Reed Hospital is AMAZING – Thank you all!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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2/8/2019

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VIETNAM: “President Donald Trump said Friday [2-8-19] that he will hold his second summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in Hanoi and predicted that the authoritarian country would someday become ‘a great Economic Powerhouse’ under Kim’s leadership. In a pair of tweets, Trump praised Kim and said his representatives had just […]

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2/8/2019

DEMS/RALLY/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Beto O’Rourke is set to counter President Donald Trump’s visit to El Paso, Texas, on Monday [2-11-19] by joining a one-mile march past Trump’s rally and giving a speech across the street at about the same time the President plans to take the stage. As the former congressman from Texas weighs a […]

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2/8/2019

NORTH KOREA/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VIETNAM: “President Donald Trump said Friday [2-8-19] night that a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is scheduled to take place in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Feb. 27 and 28…Trump first announced during Tuesday’s [2-5-19] State of the Union address that he would meet Kim in Vietnam for further talks […]

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2/8/2019

NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump announced that his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam, February 27 and 28…Two Vietnamese cities — Hanoi and Da Nang — emerged as top contenders for the summit’s location, according to a source familiar with the summit’s planning. The […]

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2/8/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Dr. Sean Conley, physician to the President, announced that President Donald Trump is in ‘very good health’ following his physical examination at the Walter Reed military hospital Friday [2-8-19] …The examination took ‘approximately four hours’ and did not require any sedation or anesthesia, Conley added. Last year, Trump received a glowing bill […]

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2/8/2019

ECONOMY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korea, under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, will become a great Economic Powerhouse. He may surprise some but he won’t surprise me, because I have gotten to know him & fully understand how capable he is. North Korea will become a different kind of Rocket – an Economic one!” […]

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2/8/2019

NORTH KOREA/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VIETNAM: “My representatives have just left North Korea after a very productive meeting and an agreed upon time and date for the second Summit with Kim Jong Un. It will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam, on February 27 & 28. I look forward to seeing Chairman Kim & advancing the cause of […]

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2/8/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “The White House is aggressively investigating several leaks of President Donald Trump’s private schedules, a source of repeated embarrassment to the White House and the president himself. West Wing officials managing the hunt have enlisted the help of the White House IT office, and believe they are making progress in […]

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2/8/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump’s personal physician said the president is ‘in very good health’ and predicted he would remain so beyond his time in office, in a brief statement released after an annual physical examination Friday [2-8-19]…Trump went to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday for his second physical while in office. […]

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2/8/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Donald Trump heads to Walter Reed’s medical hospital Friday [2-8-19] afternoon for his annual physical, he will bring with him a very interesting — and still undercovered — theory of exercise and energy…For the uninitiated: Trump ascribes to what has been described as the ‘battery’ theory of, um, life force. Evan […]

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2/8/2019

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, a fast-food and red-meat connoisseur who eschews alcohol and tobacco, is in ‘very good health’ his physician said Friday [2-8-19] after a four-hour physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland…Trump’s health has long been a subject of interest, despite a doctor’s assessment last year that […]

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2/8/2019

2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Democrats on Friday [2-8-19] previewed how they plan to use their newly minted House majority to investigate the Trump administration as they grilled acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe — and even fired off a subpoena threat. During a highly contentious hearing before […]

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2/8/2019

DEMS/JOHN MCCAIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump ordered Friday that flags fly at half-staff to honor former Democratic Rep. John Dingell, who died Thursday [2-7-19] after serving the longest tenure in Congress in the country’s history…The reverence contrasts starkly with Trump’s tepid reaction to the death of another Hill legend, Sen. John McCain, with whom […]

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2/8/2019

SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I was a big fan of Frank Robinson, both as a great player and man. He was the first African American manager in baseball and was highly respected at everything he did. He will he missed!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 8, 2019 3:15 pm […]

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2/8/2019

SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says President Donald Trump has invited the national champion North Dakota State football team to the White House. Hoeven says Trump extended the invitation after the two of them talked about the Bison winning their seventh Football Championship Subdivision title in the last eight years. The Bison defeated […]

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2/8/2019

BORDER/CALIFORNIA/COURTS/DREAMERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In renewing his order to bar people who cross the border illegally from seeking asylum, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation that criticized a federal judge that’s kept his policy in check thus far — an unusual step for such a formal order. Trump’s original November proclamation establishing the ban was blocked […]

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2/8/2019

INTELLIGENCE/MEDIA/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump complained Friday [2-8-19] that the ‘mainstream media’ has paid little attention to Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr’s assertion in an interview with CBS News that his committee has found no evidence of collusion between the president’s 2016 campaign and the Russian government. The tweets come after Burr […]

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2/8/2019

IVANKA/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House adviser and presidential daughter Ivanka Trump said in an interview broadcast Friday [2-8-19] that she has ‘zero concerns’ that the Russia investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller could sweep up those closest to her. In an interview that aired on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America,’ Trump, who works in […]

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2/8/2019

BORDER/DEMS/RALLY/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Beto O’Rourke will lead a march though his hometown of El Paso, Texas, to protest a border wall at the same time President Donald Trump will be holding a rally there to promote it. O’Rourke is teaming with dozens of civic and human rights organizations for a Monday evening event he says […]

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